Professor Barrie Johnson
Emeritus Professor

- 2017
- Published
Indirect oxidative bioleaching of a polymetallic black schist sulfide ore
Pakostova, E., Grail, B. & Johnson, D., 15 May 2017, In: Minerals Engineering. 106, p. 102-107Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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New approaches for extracting and recovering metals from mine tailings
Falagan Rodriguez, M. D. C., Grail, B. & Johnson, D., 15 May 2017, In: Minerals Engineering. 106, p. 71-78Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reductive bioprocessing of cobalt-bearing limonitic laterites
Smith, S., Grail, B. & Johnson, D., 15 May 2017, In: Minerals Engineering. 106, p. 86-90Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Comparative Genome Analysis Provides Insights into Both the Lifestyle of Acidithiobacillus ferrivorans Strain CF27 and the Chimeric Nature of the Iron-Oxidizing Acidithiobacilli Genomes
Tran, T. T. T., Mangenot, S., Magdelenat, G., Payen, E., Rouy, Z., Belahbib, H., Grail, B., Johnson, D. B., Bonnefoy, V. & Talla, E., 13 Jun 2017, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 8, 1009.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Approaches for Eliminating Bacteria Introduced during In Situ Bioleaching of Fractured Sulfidic Ores in Deep Subsurface
Ballerstedt, H., Pakostova, E., Johnson, D. B. & Schippers, A., Aug 2017, In: Solid State Phenomena. 262, p. 70-74Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Column Bioleaching of a Saline, Calcareous Copper Sulfide Ore
Pakostova, E., Grail, B. & Johnson, D. B., Aug 2017, In: Solid State Phenomena. 262, p. 7-11Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Reductive Dissolution of a Lateritic Ore Containing Rare Earth Elements (REE) Using Acidithiobacillus Species
Nancucheo, I., Johnson, D. B., Lopes, M. & Oliveira, G., Aug 2017, In: Solid State Phenomena. 262, p. 299-302Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Selective Chemical and Biological Metal Recovery from Cu-Rich Bioleaching Solutions
Hedrich, S., Kermer, R., Aubel, T., Martin, M., Schippers, A., Johnson, D. B. & Janneck, E., Aug 2017, In: Solid State Phenomena. 262, p. 107-112Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The BIOMOre Project – A New Mining Concept for Extracting Metals from Deep Ore Deposits Using Biotechnology
Fillipov, L., Izart, C., Hejny, H., Hirsch, K., Johnson, B., Kahnt, R., Marten, H. & Slabbert, W., Oct 2017, In: Mining Report. 153, 5, p. 436-445Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Draft genome sequence of the type strain of the sulfur-oxidizing acidophile, Acidithiobacillus albertensis (DSM 14366)
Castro, M., Moya-Beltrán, A., Covarrubias, P. C., Gonzalez, M., Issotta, F., Nuñez, H., Acuña, L. G., Encina, G., Holmes, D. S., Johnson, D. B. & Quatrini, R., 15 Dec 2017, In: Standards in genomic sciences. 12, p. 77Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2018
- Published
Growth of Leptospirillum ferriphilum in sulfur medium in co-culture with Acidithiobacillus caldus
Smith, S. & Johnson, D., Mar 2018, In: Extremophiles. 22, 2, p. 327-333Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Salt Stress-Induced Loss of Iron Oxidoreduction Activities and Reacquisition of That Phenotype Depend on rus Operon Transcription in Acidithiobacillus ferridurans
Bonnefoy, V., Grail, B. M. & Johnson, D. B., Apr 2018, In: Applied and Environmental Microbiology. 84, 7Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbiomes in extremely acidic environments: functionalities and interactions that allow survival and growth of prokaryotes at low pH
Quatrini, R. & Johnson, D. B., Jun 2018, In: Current Opinion in Microbiology. 43, p. 139-147 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Bio-processing of a saline, calcareous copper sulfide ore by sequential leaching
Pakostova, E., Grail, B. M. & Johnson, D. B., Aug 2018, In: Hydrometallurgy. 179, p. 36-43Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Implementation of biological and chemical techniques to recover metals from copper-rich leach solutions
Hedrich, S., Kermer, R., Aubel, T., Martin, M., Schippers, A., Johnson, D. B. & Janneck, E., Aug 2018, In: Hydrometallurgy. 179, p. 274-281Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The Evolution, Current Status, and Future Prospects of Using Biotechnologies in the Mineral Extraction and Metal Recovery Sectors
Johnson, D. B., 8 Aug 2018, In: Minerals. 8, 8, 343.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Design and Application of a Low pH Upflow Biofilm Sulfidogenic Bioreactor for Recovering Transition Metals From Synthetic Waste Water at a Brazilian Copper Mine
Santos, A. L. & Johnson, D. B., 30 Aug 2018, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 9, 2051.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Identification of trehalose as a compatible solute in different species of acidophilic bacteria
Galleguillos, P. A., Grail, B. M., Hallberg, K. B., Demergasso, C. S. & Johnson, D. B., Oct 2018, In: Journal of Microbiology. 56, 10, p. 727-733 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The significance of pH in dictating the relative toxicities of chloride and copper to acidophilic bacteria
Falagan, C. & Johnson, D. B., Dec 2018, In: Research in Microbiology. 169, 10, p. 552-557Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2019
- Published
Extremophiles and Acidic Environments
Johnson, D. B. & Aguilera, A., 2019, Encyclopedia of Microbiology . 4tk ed. p. 206-227Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Entry for encyclopedia/dictionary › peer-review
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Bioreductive Dissolution as a Pretreatment for Recalcitrant Rare-Earth Phosphate Minerals Associated with Lateritic Ores
Nancucheo, I., Oliveira, G., Lopes, M. & Johnson, D. B., 26 Feb 2019, In: Minerals. 9, 3, 136.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
Quatrini, R. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Mar 2019, In: Trends in Microbiology. 27, 3, p. 282-283 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Upconversion of Cellulosic Waste Into a Potential “Drop in Fuel” via Novel Catalyst Generated Using Desulfovibrio desulfuricans and a Consortium of Acidophilic Sulfidogens
Mikheenko, I. P., Gomez-Bolivar, J., Merroun, M. L., Macaskie, L. E., Sharma, S., Walker, M., Hand, R. A., Grail, B., Johnson, D. B. & Orozco, R. L., 10 May 2019, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 10, 970.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The development and future impact on biotechnologies for mineral processing and metal recovery
Johnson, B., Aug 2019, Proceedings of the 15th Biennial Meeting of the Society of Geology Applied to Mineral Deposits. p. 1516-1619Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review
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Acidithiobacillus sulfuriphilus sp. nov. an extremely acidophilic sulfur-oxidizing chemolithotroph isolated from a neutral pH environment
Falagán, C., Moya-Beltrán, A., Castro, M., Quatrini, R. & Johnson, D. B., 1 Sept 2019, In: International Journal of Systematic Evolutionary Microbiology. 69, 9, p. 2907-2913 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Dissimilatory reduction of sulfate and zero-valent sulfur at low pH and its significance for bioremediation and metal recovery
Johnson, D. B. & Sánchez-Andrea, I., 10 Oct 2019, In: Advances in Microbial Physiology. 75, p. 205-231 27 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Enrichment and isolation of acid-tolerant sulfate-reducing microorganisms in the anoxic, acidic hot spring sediments from Copahue volcano, Argentina
Willis, G., Nancucheo, I., Hedrich, S., Giaveno, A., Donati, E. & Johnson, D. B., Dec 2019, In: Fems Microbiology Ecology. p. fiz175Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Microbial generation of sulfuric acid from granular elemental sulfur in laboratory-scale bioreactors
Pakostova, E. & Johnson, D. B., Dec 2019, In: Hydrometallurgy. 190, 105152.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2020
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Acidophile Microbiology in Space and Time
Johnson, D. B. & Quatrini, R., 21 Feb 2020, In: Current issues in molecular biology. 39, p. 63-76 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Acidithiobacillus ferrianus sp. nov. an ancestral extremely acidophilic and facultatively anaerobic chemolithoautotroph
Norris, P. R., Falagán, C., Moya-Beltrán, A., Castro, M., Quatrini, R. & Johnson, D. B., Mar 2020, In: Extremophiles. 24, 2, p. 329-337 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Removal of Zinc From Circum-Neutral pH Mine-Impacted Waters Using a Novel “Hybrid” Low pH Sulfidogenic Bioreactor
Holanda, R. & Johnson, D. B., 10 Mar 2020, In: Frontiers in Environmental Science. 8, 22.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bacterial and Archaeal Diversity in Sulfide-Bearing Waste Rock at Faro Mine Complex, Yukon Territory, Canada
Pakostova, E., Johnson, D. B., Bao, Z., MacKenzie, P. M., Ptacek, C. J. & Blowes, D. W., 1 Jun 2020, In: Geomicrobiology Journal. 37, 6, p. 511-519Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Characteristics of an Iron-Reducing, Moderately Acidophilic Actinobacterium Isolated from Pyritic Mine Waste, and Its Potential Role in Mitigating Mineral Dissolution in Mineral Tailings Deposits
Nancucheo, I. & Johnson, D. B., 2 Jul 2020, In: Microorganisms . 8, 7, 90.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioleaching of arsenic-rich cobalt mineral resources, and evidence for concurrent biomineralisation of scorodite during oxidative bio-processing of skutterudite
Johnson, D. B., Dybowska, A., Schofield, P., Herrington, R., Smith, S. & Santos, A. L., 1 Aug 2020, In: Hydrometallurgy. 195, 105395.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Sulfur-enhanced reductive bioprocessing of cobalt-bearing materials for base metals recovery
Araujo Santos, A. L., Dybowska, A., Schofield, P., Herrington, R. & Johnson, B., 1 Aug 2020, In: Hydrometallurgy. 195, 105396.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Isolation and characterization of a novel acidophilic zero-valent sulfur- and ferric iron-respiring Firmicute
Holanda, R. & Johnson, D. B., 18 Aug 2020, In: Research in Microbiology. 171, 7, p. 215-221Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Biological removal of sulfurous compounds and metals from inorganic wastewaters
Johnson, B. & Santos, A. L., Oct 2020, Environmental Technologies to Treat Sulfur Pollution: Principles and Engineering. Lens, P. N. L. (ed.). 2nd ed. IWA Publishing, p. 215-246Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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A Model of Aerobic and Anaerobic Metabolism of Hydrogen in the Extremophile Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans
Kucera, J., Lochman, J., Bouchal, P., Pakostova, E., Mikulasek, K., Hedrich, S., Janiczek, O., Mandl, M. & Johnson, D. B., 30 Nov 2020, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 11, 610836.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2021
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Design and Operation of Empirical Manganese-Removing Bioreactors and Integration into a Composite Modular System for Remediating and Recovering Metals from Acidic Mine Waters
Santos, A. L. & Johnson, B., 10 May 2021, In: Applied Sciences. 11, 9, 4287.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bioleaching of Transition Metals From Limonitic Laterite Deposits and Reassessment of the Multiple Roles of Sulfur-Oxidizing Acidophiles in the Process
Johnson, D. B., Smith, S. & Santos, A. L., 26 Jul 2021, In: Frontiers in Microbiology. 12, 703177.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Evolution of Type IV CRISPR-Cas Systems: Insights from CRISPR Loci in Integrative Conjugative Elements of Acidithiobacillia
Moya-Beltrán, A., Makarova, K. S., Acuna, L. G., Wolf, Y., Covarrubias, P. C., Shmakov, S. A., Silva, C., Tolstoy, I., Johnson, B., Koonin, E. V. & Quatrini, R., 15 Oct 2021, In: The CRISPR Journal. 4, 5, p. 656-672Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Genomic evolution of the class Acidithiobacillia: deep-branching Proteobacteria living in extreme acidic conditions
Moya-Beltrán, A., Beard, S., Rojas-Villalobos, C., Issotta, F., Gallardo, Y., Ulloa, R., Giaveno, A., Degli Esposti, M., Johnson, D. B. & Quatrini, R., Nov 2021, In: The ISME Journal. 15, 11, p. 3221-3238Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2022
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Continuous removal of sulfate and metals from acidic mining-impacted waters at low temperature using a sulfate-reducing bacterial consortium
Virpiranta, H., Sotaniemi, V.-H., Leiviskä, T., Taskila, S., Rämö, J., Johnson, D. B. & Tanskanen, J., 1 Jan 2022, In: Chemical Engineering Journal. 427, 132050.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
- 2023
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Mineralogy affects prokaryotic community composition in an acidic metal mine
Kelly, L., Rivett, D. W., Pakostova, E., Creer, S., Cotterell, T. & Johnson, B., 1 Jan 2023, In: Microbiological Research. 266, 127257.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Influence of mobile genetic elements and insertion sequences in long- and short-term adaptive processes of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans strains
Moya-Beltrán, A., Gajdosik, M., Rojas-Villalobos, C., Beard, S., Mandl, M., Silva-García, D., Johnson, D. B., Ramirez, P., Quatrini, R. & Kucera, J., 5 Jul 2023, In: Scientific Reports. 13, 1, 10876.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review